Two Russian nationals, who had been kidnapped in Sudan’s troubled region of Darfur in January, were released, the press officer at the Russian embassy in Khartoum told Sputnik Saturday.
“On Friday night, at 19:30 local time [16:30 GMT] two Russian citizens were freed from captivity, they feel well,” Artur Safukov said.
He added that the captives had been freed following negotiations without using force or paying ransom.
The embassy has contacted the relatives of the two Russians, who are set to be transported to capital Khartoum later on Saturday.
The Darfur province has been the epicenter of violent clashes between Sudanese government troops and rebels since 2003.
